And that's what might eventually kill it. It seems really unlikely to die from a single spectacular failure, where a key bit of infrastructure dies and just ca

And that's what might eventually kill it. It seems really unlikely to die from a single spectacular failure, where a key bit of infrastructure dies and just cannot be brought back online for any amount of love or money. A steady drip of annoying but individually minor issues will gradually chase people away: more spam and less relevant recommendations discourage users; bad spend data and fewer account reps make it a lower priority for advertisers. Twitter's main value prop is its network effect, and if a few people leave (or even engage less) every issue, that value will wither away....